I don't know if this is a confession or if it makes me a cool mom... but Emily was just sort of bored-ing around the house and Jacob's asleep and I have to type and it's pouring rain... so I suggested that she go get her galoshes and raincoat and go play in the rain.

She's delighted and about to be filthy (Willem wants to take her shopping later... ah, well, she can change), and now when she grows up and someone says, "Didn't your mother ever teach you to come in out of the rain?" the answer will be, "No."